Critique my border plan, please.
Jenn
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laceyvail 6A, WV
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please critique my plan for painting my kitchen cabinets
Comments (4)if your doors are frame and panel construction the panel must be allowed to float freely in the frame. It will expand and contract with seasonal humidity changes much more than the frame. You probably want to paint in the dry season when the panel is contracted so that it doesn't then shrink further and show an unpainted stripe. If you seal the panel to the frame the wood *will* move and something will give--you can hope for the paint or caulk bond, but it's also possible that the panel will split. When making new doors it's much better to finish the panel before installing it in the frame, but that's not usually an option in refinishing. Just try to not let too much paint gather in the rabbet that holds the panel....See MorePlease critique my plan of attack
Comments (3)If one is going to smother, no kind of chemical/vinegar is needed. Smothering works, except when it fails for one of several reasons, which you'd want to avoid: Woody stumps poking holes. Seams not overlapped enough. Disturbed too soon. Not covered with enough mulch/leaves/other organic material to add enough weight & completely block the light. Thin layers of newspaper used for plants that are strong enough to come through. I always use corrugated cardboard. Later maintenance fails that can seem like smother fails: Lack of borders. Mowing seeds back into beds. Failing to pull unwanted plants, (usually via bird-dropped seeds,) and letting them drop new seeds....See MoreCritique my Kitchen Lighting Plan Please!
Comments (16)I've almost finalized my lighting. I went back to the lighting store and they advised me that these are the wall wash trims that they have: https://www.amazon.com/Recessed-992P-4-Inch-Scoop-Baffle/dp/B0039PFKEO These trims have a black baffle but they can order trims with a white baffle. I asked what the difference is, and they thought it would not change the appearance of the light. I'm not sure if I should take the black ones, or special order the white ones. The white will blend in with the ceiling better, so what would be the advantage of the black? I'm going to stick with the 4" HALO lights that I originally chose due to the low cost and the fact that the color temperature can be changed. They are inexpensive enough that they can be changed in the future if we (or a future owner) are unhappy with them. After looking at the rendering of the kitchen, I see that they are placed very close to the crown molding on the upper cabinets, so I will need to move them out a little bit, but still not directly over the edge of the countertop. How close is too close to the crown molding? Finally, I checked e-bay, and I can purchase another semi-flushmount light to match the other 2 fixtures that I have already purchased. When I look at the rendering, it looks a little crowded with the additional fixture. The hanging fixture over the table is 17" diameter and the semi-flushmount are 16" diameter each. They can use up to 100 watt bulbs, so I can probably go with ~1100 lumen bulbs which would provide more light per fixture, but adding another fixture will provide an overlap of light, whereas increasing the lumens will not. Here is an updated plan with the extra light fixture added. I'm really torn on this because as RL said above, once the cabinets are in, I will only have a ceiling space of 10 x 10....See MoreGive advice/critiques on my home plan please
Comments (132)I find there is an enormous people spending time on this board showing everyone why they need an architect and do not know what an architect does. In response to what I believe you meant, let me comment on the current discussion and answer this question. First, I am not sure I need to know what an architect does to know what an architect does for me. However, that is not really the point of this, so I will ignore that portion. There was a study done on architects quite some time ago, that informed my thoughts then, if this has changed please let me know. I am going to get some of this wrong but believe I can relay the basic ideas. The study selected three groups of people (1) office workers, (2) upper class college students in a selective institution, (3) and architects. They then presented all three groups with design problems. The people in the office had interaction needs and environmental preferences, while the physical space had environmental conditions. All three groups were then asked to create the best office in three different physical spaces. The environmental results were then scored on a 3 point scale: met requirement, partially met requirement, or didn't meet requirements. The interaction scores were then very slightly modified by those environment scores. This was all known to the participants and individually these interaction modifications were fairly small, I don't remember the exact numbers, but the cumulative effect could be significant. The architects performed significantly better than either other group. I don't remember the exact explanation proposed for this, but I do believe the idea was that architects tend to focus on some type of synergy between physical space and needs, while other groups tend to focus on one or the other. ---------------- So, what I believe architects do in a nutshell: Take my requirements and make all the things I need a little bit better by creating an environment in which those things can happen a bit more pleasurably or with a little less effort. Having said that, I believe that architects suffer from Baumol's cost disease and the value hurdle is becoming increasingly difficult for architects to meet. I personally find the value proposition for using an architect diminish as constraints increase. At this point, if I am developing something for sale, the quality of the design takes a back seat to the quality of the finish carpenter....See Moregardenweed_z6a
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